Butt from Fraser's Hill

[robin ngiam]

Hi all,

Can help to ID this Lycaeninae from Fraser's Hill?

Thanks
Robin

[Painted Jezebel]

It is a Yasoda species. I only have experience with Y. tripunctata, which is not found in Malaysia, so I can not say for sure whether it is Y. pita dohertyi or Y. pitane laruta. From the darkness of the orange, I would tend for the latter, though it is much the rarer of the two, but I will let someone who knows both species to confirm which.

[Psyche]

It is Y. pita dohertyi.

The black & white marginal lines run from the long tail (at vein 1b) to the weak tooth at vein 2 above.

TL Seow

[robin ngiam]

thanks very much